Monday, August 2, 2010

Victoria Azarenka beats Maria Sharapova to win Stanford title

Latest women's tour results saw wins for Victoria Azarenka and Aferin Anastasia.

Stanford - Bank of the West Classic final
Victoria Azarenka beat Maria Sharapova 6-1 6-2

Istanbul - Istanbul Cup final
Aferin Anastasia beat Elena Vesnina 5-7 7-5 6-4

Azarenka beats Sharapova for Stanford title - Tennis- nbcsports ...

Victoria Azarenka looks forward to some cake and ice cream and a quick visit with friends and family in Arizona. She finally has some time to enjoy her 21st birthday. ... "I tried to start aggressive right away and not let her come in," Azarenka said. "When she gets on a roll it's hard to keep up. I had to be on top of her every moment and not give her the chance to come back." She won 6 of 11 break points and was again effective with her return game, winning 57 percent ...

Publish Date: 08/02/2010 0:43

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/38512902/ns/sports-tennis/


Sharapova swatted by Azarenka in WTA final | www.bullfax.com

Eighth seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus overwhelmed Russian fifth seed Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-1 in Sunday's WTA tournament final here to win her first title of the season.A day after her 21st birthday, Azarenka broke the Russian three ...

Publish Date: 08/01/2010 22:08

http://www.bullfax.com/?q=node-sharapova-swatted-azarenka-wta-final


Azarenka is back in top form as she wins her first title of 2010 ...

Victoria Azarenka beat Maria Sharapova in straight sets to win the fourth title of her career in Stanford, USA. The world number 18 from Belarus prevailed 6-4 6-1 for her first tournament victory of the year. ...

Publish Date: 08/01/2010 22:11

http://tennis-in-depth.com/2010/08/01/azarenka-is-back-in-top-form-as-she-wins-her-first-title-of-2010/


Azarenka Wins Championship at the Bank of the West Classic

Victoria Azarenka's trip to the top of the women's tennis tour began in Minsk, Belarus, took her to Scottsdale, Arizona and led to success at Stanford. ... Azarenka, who improved to 4-6 in career finals, turned 21 on Saturday and said she would wait until the tournament was completed before celebrating with some champagne. "I don't really like beer," she said. She doesn't have much time to celebrate. She's on her way to compete at the San Diego event for a first round ...

Publish Date: 08/01/2010 22:07

http://news.suite101.com/article.cfm/azarenka-wins-championship-at-the-bank-of-the-west-classic-a268765